i just want to know more

Penelope || a lazy law student || 21 || IG: sgystudies

[sgystudies]

I seriously wanted to be the person who reads books after books. However I'm the person who sleeps all day and does nothing all night.

[thehopefulquotes]

“My biggest regrets in life are being too damn nice, apologizing when I didn’t do anything wrong, and making unworthy people a priority.”

— Unknown

[thebookquotes]

“People change, no use getting sentimental about it. Move on, find someone else.”

— David Nicholls, One Day

[what-iz-life]

Slowly accepting the fact that no matter how deep the bond is, no matter how happy those memories are, the day will come you'll end up taking different paths and move on.

[classycookiexo]

[space---girl]

It's getting to that time in the semester where I start rereading books I loved in middle school

[somastudy]

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The Elite

Raw, firm and handsome reasons to fall for Maxon Schreave.

"You can ask me whatever, I'll be truthful and transparent."

"These are my terms. I can't just foolishly fall in love and have my effort wasted or not reciprocated for a long time. It's a duly give and take."

"What's mine is mine. I'll stand against 'whoever' will go against what I hold dear at the very last bit of my power."

"I'm not giving up just because of fleeting anger. Not until we've talked about this issue properly and without all these unwanted tension and pent up frustrations."

"I'm not letting my anger get the best of me. Not when I'm in front of someone I hold dear. That's the extent of my genuine affection."

"I might seem naive but I'm aware of the reality--humans and their flaws, my strengths and weaknesses."

"Love is a two way thing and it's not some fancy, fairy tale ideal alone. If you want it to last then we have to build mutual faith and trust."

[dorcaloveskotlc]

Okay, so what is the deal with everyone expecting every book they read to be a Hunger Games or a Lord of the Rings. It's ridiculous.

A year or two ago I read the Selection series for the first time. I enjoyed it, it was cute, I may reread it, end of story. One day I was curious what the people on Goodreads said. BIG mistake. While the star reviews are good, the written reviews are pretty much for the three below reviews. As I was reading, one common thread was kind of an "Eh" reaction. Which is fine! I am not dissing your tastes. My problem is the continued comparison to Hunger Games. Most dystopian novels are "Meh" compared to Hunger Games! Hunger Games is amazing! The Selection is enjoyable. It isn't the best written, but the tropes are fun and the romance is sufficiently fluffy. That's all you need. Just like there are A movies, B movies, and C movies, there are A books, B books, and C books. Not every movie is How to Train your Dragon, not every book is Lord of the Rings.

Please reblog with your thoughts.

[desultory-suggestions]

You have to stop ruining things for yourself preemptively because you believe they’ll fail anyway. Give yourself a chance to succeed.

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 james baldwin

[thebookquotes]

“And then I felt sad because I realized that once people are broken in certain ways, they can’t ever be fixed, and this is something nobody ever tells you when you are young and it never fails to surprise you as you grow older as you see the people in your life break one by one. You wonder when your turn is going to be, or if it’s already happened.”

— Douglas Coupland, Life After God

[meanwhilepoetry]

The first time our eyes met across a crowded room, it was not love at first sight. Love did not grab me by the throat. Instead when I looked at you, I saw the flowers in the meadow I used to play in as a child. What I mean to say is, every time I think of you, I remember the safest, most sacred place I ever knew. Every time I touch you, my whole body blossoms with wildflowers.

Nikita Gill

[meanwhilepoetry]

I am teaching myself how to be kinder to myself by reframing my language. Instead of berating myself when I do not succeed at something, I remind myself that this was a lesson not a failure. Instead of putting myself down in crowds of people, I listen more to those around me and only add something when I feel ready to speak more kindly both towards myself and others. Instead of hating the younger version of myself, I remind myself that I did the best I could with what I was given. Self love is a daily practice. And it is not linear at all.

[meanwhilepoetry]

Something people do not realise when they choose a partner is this: where your partner is inadequate in meeting your needs, they will also be inadequate in meeting your children’s needs if you choose to have children with them. In other words, if they are emotionally unavailable with you, they will be emotionally unavailable to your children. If they demonstrate unkindness to you, they will be unkind to your children. If they hit you, they will hit your children. There are exceptions to this but more often than not, this is the case.

[sgystudies]

we are once the people who shared depth and substance but now, we are strangers who knew a lot about each other. i am happily leaving who we once were, and accepting the fact and as cliché as it is, it'll never be the same. adiós.

[ruhlare]

something so intimate about handmade stuff, handmade bread, handmade presents, or handwritten letters, in general intimacy and tenderness are stored in hands, in holding hands and playing with each other's fingers, warming each other's hands...